Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts Unanimously Endorse Elizabeth Warren

[TroyD]

Brothers and Sisters,

Yesterday the assembled delegates at the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts meeting in Lawrence unanimously adopted the Executive Board's motion to endorse Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate.

Your Executive Board did not arrive at the choice without patient and proper vetting. They were careful to ensure that this process did not deviate from our mission to support the issues important to our fire fighters. I appreciate that many of our members have personal priorities that will influence their view of this Senate race, but the Executive Board chose to approach this endorsement based on the issues that effect us all. When looking at our safety on the job, pay, pensions, healthcare and our right to collectively bargain, the choice is clear: Scott Brown has not voted our way. Period.

More from the letter:

http://pffm.org/docs/PFFM%20ELIZABETH%20WARREN%20ENDORSEMENT.pdf

[geckosfeet]

1. Oh. Yeah.

[Faygo Kid]

2. Fight. It's all at stake.

Elizabeth Warren will be a GREAT senator.

[TroyD]

3. Warren also received Boston Mayor Menino's endorsement on Friday

Brown has the endorsement of Ray Flynn, former Boston Mayor, but he hasn't been mayor for 20 years, so I don't think he's going to have as much influence.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/09/21/boston-mayor-menino-backs-warren-for-senate/ZNCoIzeet6xbQ9hr8SFuKM/story.html

[geckosfeet]

4. did not know that - thanks for the news

[TroyD]

5. You're welcome : ) - Some think it could make the difference

Although he is a Democrat, apparently Menino does not give out his endorsement to everyone. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think he gave it to Martha Coakely in 2010.

I don't live in MA, but according to people I've spoken to from there, having the assistance of Menino's ground operation to GOTV in Boston could give Warren a valuable bonus against Brown that Coakely didn't have.

[geckosfeet]

6. Menino has be a fixture in Boston for many mayoral terms - I lose count.

Yes - I think simply having his endorsement could tip a few votes.

[Arkana]

7. Didn't these guys endorse Brown last time out?

Or was that the cops that did that?